Several
years ago when I was in college, one of my classes was Business Communications.
One day, the professor announced that we were going to have to present a five
minute speech the next day. That didn't give us much time to prepare for it.
It was extremely hard on me because at that time I wasn't talking to people or
looking them in the eye.

I was very anxious that night
because I couldn't think of anything to say. I wasn't walking with Jesus at
that time, but I felt that I should share something from my heart. The only
topic that I was confident about sharing was depression because I had lived it
for so many years and it definitely would be from my
heart.

The next morning I took a blanket to class and everyone
asked me why I had brought it because nobody else had brought anything to
illustrate their speeches. I knew from personal experience that words mean
nothing unless you can back it up with actions. When it was my turn to speak, I
shut off the lights, went to the podium and covered it with the blanket, left
the room and closed the door.

I waited
for a few minutes until I was sure that everyone was wondering what was going to
happen. I opened the door, and still leaving the lights off, crawled behind
the podium and said with a loud voice 'Doesn't anybody care if I live or die'
You could have heard a pin drop in that room. I turned on the lights and began
to speak from my heart.

I told them without going into
details that I had been confined to mental hospitals for many years off and on for severe depression. I told them that I
really had believed that no one loved me, and that no one cared if I lived or
died. Then, I told them about the day I cried out to Jesus from under the bed
and said, 'If You could possibly love me and if You will get me out of this
place, I will serve You for the rest of my life as long as You will help me.'

While I was speaking, I walked up to several of the
students in the room and placed my hand on their shoulder and looked them in the
eye and told them 'Jesus Loves you and cares about you'. I told them that there
was nothing as urgent and important in life as loving one another.

I sometimes would choke up
while speaking and my voice would get very low so that it was difficult to hear
me talking. After class was over, several of the students thanked me and said
that I had courage to share about my life. One student came up to me and said
something that is stamped on my heart that I will
never forget. She said, 'I didn't know anybody else could understand how I
feel. Do you think Jesus could love me?' I told her that if Jesus could love
me as rotten as I was, He can love anybody.

Even
though I made some mistakes in my speech according to the textbook, my professor
gave me an 'A' for the speech because he said that he liked how I moved around
the room and made it personal. He said, 'I am impressed with your courage to
share from your heart.'

Yes, I
understand when someone is hurting because I have experienced a crippling and
devastating depression. However, nobody understands like Jesus! He sees into
the hidden corners of our hearts and sees the things that we hide from our
spouses, children, parents, siblings, loved ones and friends. It doesn't matter
if we deny even to ourselves that nothing is wrong, Jesus sees and His Heart is
full of compassion for us.

If you are
hurting today, go to Jesus and tell Him you are hurting. He knows but He wants
you to come to Him like a child would go to their parents. Then, share your
burdens with someone you can trust; someone who will not judge you or try to fix
you. It is not our job or responsibility to fix someone, that is God's job and
responsibility. We are to love people to Jesus by our hugs, our words and the
way we live our lives.

If you
don't know Jesus, the Saviour of the world, there is no better time than right
now to get acquainted with Him. You can be saved and not know Him. Do you know
what makes Him sad and what makes Him happy? How often do you talk to Him
during the day? Do you laugh with Him and cry with Him? Do you love Him?

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